HP-UX 11i Version 2 March 2004 Release Notes
Introduction to HP-UX 11i Version 2
Welcome to HP-UX 11i Version 2
Chapter 2
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Welcome to HP-UX 11i Version 2
HP-UX 11i version 2 is the newest release of HP-UX 11i for the IntelItanium
architecture. This enterprise release offers a full range of HP-UX Operating
Environments, including systems management and high-availability software products.
Itanium-based systems offer significantly better price/performance and performance
scalability than systems based on current architectures, and HP-UX 11i v2 provides the
best way to preserve your investment through the transition from Precision Architecture
Reduced Instruction Set Computing (PA-RISC) systems to Itanium-based systems.
Hewlett-Packard's enterprise computing business has carefully planned the transition to
Itanium-based systems, placing a premium on customer and partner investment
protection. HP-UX 11i v2 maintains compatibility with HP-UX 11i on PA-RISC through:
• Common “look and feel”
• Application Build Environment compatibility (source code compatibility)
• Data compatibility
• Binary compatibility
HP-UX 11i v2 offers these industry firsts for Itanium-based systems:
• Support for HP-UX 11i, Linux, and Windows running in separate hardware-based
partitions on the same computer
• 64-way performance scaling
• iCOD (Instant Capacity on Demand) and Pay-Per-Use
HP-UX 11i v2 brings to Itanium-based systems the full power of HP-UX 11i, the #1 rated
UNIX operating system in the world (DH Brown 2002 UNIX OS Review; see
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2002/020530b.html). HP-UX 11i
version 2 on Itanium takes its place alongside HP-UX 11i version 1 on PA-RISC as an
industry mainstay for mission critical enterprise applications.